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Loraine's Soup Kitchen
Sheet Metal Workers at LSK project.

Welcome to SMW Local 63

In this age of organized effort it is essential that those engaged at our trade must likewise organize in order to establish and maintain desirable working conditions and thus provide for themselves and their families that measure of comfort, happiness, and security to which every good citizen is entitled in return for his labor from a deep sense of pride in our trade, to give a fair day's work for a fair day's pay.

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Volunteerism...Pride & Commitment at Loraine's Soup Kitchen

Recently, Local 63 volunteers have pitched in to make the new Loraine's Soup Kitchen project a success. The Meadow Street Chicopee project is heavily dependent on the generousity of area charities and the donations of charitable organizations and the business community. The needed labor is provided by the volunteers from the local Building Trades. Local 63 Apprentice-members and Journeymen as well as several area contractors have stepped up to the task. There's always room for another set of hands. Contact the Hall or stop by the jobsite if you've got the time. ***LOCAL UNION ELECTIONS - June 16 thru June 19, 2009 - see Election Notice 2009 in Newsletter area of this website for details*** United We Stand & United We Will Achieve. Please submit your suggestions, materials and/or digital photos to boblocal63@att.net. There's a lot of skilled work being done every day. Take some pictures and share your talents by submitting them for posting.

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Governor Patrick's plan raises red flag; Critics wary of cutting details - Boston Herald

"AFL-CIO spokesman Tim Sullivan, who blasted the plan as unsafe and questioned the cost savings, said the union would fight the regulations."

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June Job Loss Hit Most Industries

The 437,000 jobs lost in June were spread throughout most U.S. industries, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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